Réamhaisnéis limistear na farraige
Forecast valid from: 00:00, Thursday 30 April 2026 until 00:00, Friday 01 May 2026
Small Craft Warning
East to northeast winds will reach force 6 tonight and tomorrow morning on Irish coasts from Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia.
Gale Warning
Nil
Meteorological Situation at 21:00 UTC
Ireland lies in a moderate to strong easterly airflow with high pressure of 1033hPa centred over the North Sea. A shallow depression will approach the country from the south tonight.
Small Craft Warning: In effect
Heavy Swell (>4m) : No
Forecast for Belfast Lough to Carnsore Point to Valentia and for the Irish Sea
Wind: East to northeast force 5 or 6, occasionally reaching force 7. Later becoming east to southeast force 3 to 5.
Weather: Cloudy to fair. Rain in southern areas imminent, heavy at times with a chance of thunderstorms.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Forecast for Valentia to Rossan Point to Belfast Lough
Wind: East to northeast force 4 or 5, occasionally reaching force 6 imminent. Later decreasing easterly force 3 or 4.
Weather: Cloudy to fair imminent. Rain developing later, heavy at times.
Visibility: Good, decreasing moderate or poor in precipitation.
Outlook for a further 24 hours until 00:00, Saturday 02 May 2026
Light to moderate, occasionally fresh, easterly winds, veering southerly on Friday. Weather: Cloudy to fair with outbreaks of rain, clearing to scattered showers on Friday. Mist and fog patches also.
Forecast issued at: 00:00, Thursday 30 April 2026
All times are local unless specified
